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Representative editorial image of high-altitude mineral exploration in the Chilean Andes; not a photograph of Valeriano.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$ATX · $ATXRFOctober 12, 2026

ATEX’s Valeriano Drilling Shifts the Question From Breccia Discovery to System Geometry

September Phase VI results extended the high-grade B2B breccia strike and identified additional mineralization beyond the previously modeled zone.

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Conceptual editorial image of core sampling under an open tropical field shelter in a mountainous setting; not a photograph of Neita.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$UGD · $UGDIFOctober 12, 2026

Unigold’s Candelones Resource Update Puts Environmental Study Work Into Sharper Focus

Unigold reported 2.291 million measured-and-indicated gold ounces at Candelones and later announced local support for starting the Neita environmental and social assessment.

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Representative editorial image of an active mineral exploration drill site; not a photograph of Apex Critical Metals’ Rift Project.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$APXC · $APXCFOctober 5, 2026

Apex Extends Trinity Zone 200 Metres as Rift Drilling Returns 3.55% REO Over 116 Metres

Apex Critical Metals has extended the Trinity Zone about 200 metres west with new Rift Project drilling, including 116.0 metres at 3.55% REO and 171.5 metres at 2.35% REO.

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Representative editorial image of an active mountain exploration drill site; not a photograph of RUA Gold’s Auld Creek drilling.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$RUA · $NZAUFOctober 5, 2026

RUA Gold Adds High-Grade Auld Creek Hits as Four Rigs Push Toward Q4 Resource Update

RUA Gold reported new high-grade gold-antimony intersections at Auld Creek as four drill rigs continue resource work ahead of a Q4 2026 mineral resource update and December PFS target.

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Representative editorial image of autonomous defense systems operating with radar support; not a photograph of Powerus equipment or the awarded counter-UAS program.

Defence TechnologyIndependent editorial

$PUSAOctober 5, 2026

Powerus Lands $82M Counter-UAS Order Days After Completing Nasdaq Merger

Powerus received an $82 million U.S. government counter-UAS order, the second under an existing IDIQ contract, just days after completing its merger and continuing on Nasdaq as PUSA.

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Representative editorial image of a solar-powered spacecraft in Earth orbit; not a photograph of Redwire’s ROSA hardware or Axiom Station.

Aerospace & DefenseIndependent editorial

$RDWOctober 5, 2026

Redwire Expands Axiom Station Role With Solar Arrays for Second Commercial Space Module

Redwire has won a follow-on contract to supply two ROSA solar-array wings for Axiom Station’s second module, extending its power-system role across the commercial station’s first two modules.

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Representative editorial image of drill core logging and metallurgical sample preparation for a gold development study; not a photograph of Dakota Gold’s Richmond Hill program.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$DCSeptember 28, 2026

Dakota Gold Locks In Richmond Hill PFS Design as 42,791 Metres of New Drilling Enter the Q4 Update

Dakota Gold has completed key Richmond Hill design trade-offs, added 42,791 metres of 2025–2026 drilling to the upcoming resource update and kept its pre-feasibility study on track for the fourth quarter.

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Representative editorial image of copper-bearing drill core and an active mineral exploration drill site; not a photograph of Northmin’s Tynagh drilling.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$NMBSeptember 28, 2026

Northmin Reports 933 g/t Silver as Tynagh Drilling Delivers Its Highest Grades Yet

Northmin’s latest Tynagh holes returned its highest copper and silver grades to date, including 0.75 metres grading 933 g/t silver and 12.85% copper within a broader polymetallic interval.

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Representative editorial image of uranium exploration drilling and core handling in a remote field setting; not a photograph of Cosa’s Aurora drill program.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$COSA · $COSAFSeptember 28, 2026

Cosa Starts Aurora’s First Drill Program in More Than 40 Years With a Fully Partner-Funded Campaign

Cosa Resources has begun an approximately 800-metre, four-to-six-hole drill program at Aurora, testing shallow Athabasca Basin targets with the entire campaign funded by Traction Uranium.

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Conceptual editorial composite of advanced composite manufacturing and an unmanned field system; representative image, not a photograph of the Tiderock-Extremis prototype program.

Advanced ManufacturingIndependent editorial

$TDRKSeptember 23, 2026

Tiderock and Extremis Launch Full-Scale Marine Prototype Program for Lightweight Structural Survivability

Tiderock Companies and Extremis Systems will combine Tiderock Composites’ marine tooling and aerospace-grade manufacturing with Extremis’ NEOZANT™ materials platform to build and evaluate a full-scale lightweight marine hull and deck prototype.

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Representative editorial image of drill core and a tungsten processing complex; not a photograph of Blue Moon Metals’ Springer assay campaign.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$MOON · $BMMSeptember 22, 2026

Blue Moon Confirms High-Grade Tungsten at Springer and Secures BLM Approval for New Drilling

Blue Moon reported 7.00 metres grading 1.28% WO₃ from historical core at Springer and secured BLM approval covering 13 drill pads as its broader exploration program advances.

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Representative editorial image of a multi-rig precious-metals exploration program and core logging; not a photograph of Contango’s Kitsault Valley drilling.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$CTGOSeptember 22, 2026

Contango Lifts Kitsault Valley Indicated Resource 93% to 89.5 Million Silver-Equivalent Ounces

Contango’s updated Kitsault Valley estimate raises indicated silver-equivalent resources 93% to 89.55 million ounces across its 100%-owned Golden Triangle project.

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Representative editorial image of drill core preparation and geological sampling; not a photograph of Formation Metals’ N2-26-033 drill hole.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$FOMO · $FOMTFSeptember 22, 2026

Formation Metals Extends N2’s A-Zone North with 95.6 Metres of Near-Surface Gold

Formation Metals reported 0.98 g/t Au over 95.6 metres beginning 7.1 metres below surface, including 3.14 g/t Au over 10.0 metres, extending the N2 A-Zone into previously untested ground.

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Conceptual editorial illustration of RNA data, multimodal clinical information and computational drug-discovery networks; representative image, not a product interface from Tempus or Recursion.

Life SciencesIndependent editorial

$TEM · $RXRXSeptember 21, 2026

Tempus and Recursion Extend Data Partnership Through 2029 and Add TxFM RNA Model License

Tempus and Recursion have extended their data partnership through November 2029, set $42 million of committed payments over three years and added a worldwide license to Recursion’s TxFM RNA model.

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Conceptual editorial illustration of molecular structure prediction running across cloud GPU infrastructure; representative image, not an actual MindWalk, AMD or Vultr system screenshot.

Artificial Intelligence & TechnologyIndependent editorial

$HYFTSeptember 21, 2026

MindWalk Cuts Antibody-Antigen Inference Time About 5x in AMD-Vultr OpenFold3 Deployment

MindWalk says its production OpenFold3 stack deployed in minutes on Vultr Kubernetes Engine with AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs and reduced antibody-antigen inference time by roughly fivefold.

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Conceptual editorial illustration of high-grade silver-gold vein drilling and underground access development in Guanajuato; representative image, not a photograph of Sinda’s Caracol site.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$SINDSeptember 21, 2026

Sinda Hits Its Highest-Grade Caracol Intercept as Exploration Decline Site Work Advances

Sinda reported 3.05 metres grading 12,494 g/t silver equivalent at Caracol, including 0.65 metres at 24,548 g/t AgEq, while site work advances for a planned exploration decline.

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Conceptual editorial illustration of silver exploration drilling across Idaho’s Silver Valley; representative image, not a photograph of Sunshine Silver’s planned drill sites.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$SSMRSeptember 21, 2026

Sunshine Silver Expands Silver Valley Position 60% and Launches 45,000-Metre District Drill Program

Sunshine Silver has expanded its Idaho mineral-rights position to about 38,000 acres and outlined a multi-year 45,000-metre surface program across three initial drill-ready targets.

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Conceptual editorial illustration of deep gold exploration and drill core in Québec; representative image, not a photograph of the September 21 O’Brien drill holes.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$RDS · $RMRDFSeptember 21, 2026

Radisson Extends O’Brien’s High-Grade Gold System as Eight New Holes All Hit Mineralization

Eight new O’Brien holes returned significant gold mineralization, led by 68.24 g/t Au over 6.20 metres as Radisson continues its 140,000-metre step-out program in Québec’s Abitibi.

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Editorial illustration of pharmaceutical laboratory research and data analysis; representative image, not a photograph of an XORTX clinical study or facility.

Life SciencesIndependent editorial

$XRTXSeptember 19, 2026

XORTX Maps Q4 FDA IND Filing as XRx-026 Gout Program Moves Toward Its Next Regulatory Step

XORTX plans a fourth-quarter IND submission for XRx-026 and has outlined the clinical, manufacturing and regulatory work intended to support a future U.S. marketing application.

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Editorial illustration of a field geologist examining exposed rock in a coastal northern exploration setting; representative image, not a photograph of an Alex Metals project.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$ALXSeptember 19, 2026

Alex Metals Secures TSXV Listing and Lines Up Up to $5M for Alaska Exploration

The explorer has cleared its TSXV listing process, converted earlier special warrants and outlined a new financing intended to support its Southeast Alaska project portfolio.

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Editorial illustration of diamond drilling and core inspection in a steep mountain setting; representative image, not a photograph of Nicola’s MB Zone program.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$NICM · $NIMSeptember 19, 2026

Nicola Starts First-Ever MB Zone Drilling at Treasure Mountain After High-Grade Surface Sampling

A four-hole, roughly 800-metre program is testing the previously undrilled MB Zone about one kilometre northwest of Nicola’s historic Treasure Mountain silver mine.

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Editorial illustration of core logging and multiple drill rigs in a mountainous exploration setting; representative image, not a photograph of the Pipestone XL program.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$FAN · $FANCFSeptember 19, 2026

First Atlantic Closes $6.16M Financing to Push Pipestone XL Across a 30-Kilometre Nickel Trend

A no-warrant flow-through financing gives First Atlantic fresh exploration capital for drilling, metallurgical work and new ground access across Pipestone XL in Newfoundland.

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Editorial illustration of core logging and diamond drilling in a forested exploration camp; representative image, not a photograph of Goliath’s September 18 drill holes.

Mining & Critical MineralsIndependent editorial

$GOT · $GOTRFSeptember 19, 2026

Goliath Expands Surebet Again as Bonanza Drilling Returns 9.12 g/t AuEq Over 11.27 Metres

Fresh assays from the Bonanza Zone add high-grade intervals while 2026 step-outs continue to enlarge the footprint of the Surebet system in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle.

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Conceptual editorial illustration of autonomous systems and enterprise AI coordination; not an actual MBody AI customer deployment.

Artificial Intelligence & TechnologyIndependent editorial

$MBAISeptember 16, 2026

MBody AI Puts a New Nasdaq Identity Behind an Already-Deployed Robotics Platform

Following its merger and $10 million offering, MBody AI is presenting a unified public-market identity around enterprise robot fleets already operating across hospitality environments.

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